Part 3, Chapter 12 Summary

Mick continues lifting weights, but he isn't satisfied with his progress and he decides to go back to the gym to work out with Peter Volz.

Coach Carlson meets with Mick and tells him that nothing in life is ever simple. He asks Mick to reconsider working out at Popeye's, because the bond formed between teammates is important. This stings Mick, who feels like DeShawn and Drew should have come to his side when Drager beat him up. He tells DeShawn and Drew that he can no longer give them a ride home because he will be working out at Popeye's.

Part 3, Chapter 12 Analysis

Carlson wants Mick to focus on working out at the gym to build up a sense of brotherhood with his teammates. But Mick -thinking about how none of his teammates (or his friends) had his back, and...